MG Paul E. Vallely was born in DuBois, PA, and served a distinguished career of 31 years in the US Army before he retired as Deputy Commanding General, US Army Pacific, in Honolulu, Hawaii, in 1992. General Vallely graduated from the US Military Academy at West Point and earned his commission in the Army in 1961.

General Vallely is a graduate of the Infantry School, Ranger and Airborne Schools, Jumpmaster School, the Command and General Staff School, the Industrial College of the Armed Forces, and the Army War College. His combat service in Vietnam included positions as an infantry company commander, intelligence officer, operations officer, military advisor, and aide-de-camp. He has over fifteen (15) years of experience in Special Operations, Psychological Operations, and Civil-Military Operations.